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for stratiform zinc, and released results from its 2017 drilling, which
included up to 8.8 metres of 7.13 per cent zinc, 0.93 per cent lead
and 8.4 g/t silver.
Ni-Cu-Co-precious metal projects
Cardero Resource Corp. followed up on ground geophysical and
soil grid targets at its Ledgend property for nickel-cobalt potential.
Anomalous soil sampling yielded values of up to 0.84 per cent
nickel and 0.025 per cent cobalt, and 2017 chip sampling yielded
four metres grading 0.22 per cent nickel and 161 ppm cobalt,
hosted within talc-tremolite-carbonate schist.
Specialty metals and
industrial mineral projects
CertainTeed Gypsum Canada Inc. was granted an environmental
assessment certificate for the Kootenay West mine. The mine
will replace the company's gypsum production after economic
reserves of the Elkhorn mine are depleted.
Baymag Inc. drilled at its Struna property, which is near its
Mount Brussilof magnesite mine. MGX Minerals Inc. acquired a
mining lease for a quarry operation at its Driftwood Magnesite
project, and drilled at the Koot silica property.
Northern Silica Corp. drilled at the Moberley Silica mine to re-
define the resource and optimize operations, and HiTest Sand Inc.
continued work at the Horse Creek Silica quarry.
Coal projects
At the Fording River, Greenhills, Elkview and Line Creek mines,
Teck Coal Ltd. continued exploration drilling in active pits, with
continued exploration in their expansion areas.
Several other coal projects are in stages of environmental
assessment. North Coal Ltd. (formerly CanAus Coal Ltd.) continued
drilling and coal quality testing on potential expansion areas at its
Michel Creek project, and recently submitted an updated project
description for Environmental Assessment. Jameson Resources
Limited continued environmental baseline work on its Crown
Mountain project, which entered pre-application of environmental
assessment in October 2014. The Bingay project is also in pre-
application stages of environmental assessment. Centermount Coal
Ltd. submitted an updated project description and consultation
plan for a proposed open pit that would produce approximately
one million tonnes per year for an estimated 15-year life.
In early stages of exploration, Pacific American Coal Ltd. drilled
at its Elko project.
Mining Supplies Ltd.
Dan Groot, Owner
Shayne Boucher, Sales
SPS Mining Supplies Ltd.
3465 Victoria Drive
Smithers, BC V0J 2N0
www.spsminingsupplies.ca
Dan (cell): 250-847-0630
Shayne (cell): 250-877-3948
Offi ce: 250-847-4287
dan@spsminingsupplies.ca
shayne@spsminingsupplies.ca
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